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According to China's Commerce Ministry on September 19, China opposes the U.S. signing of the 2026 Graham Act targeting Russia and Iran, stating it lacks United Nations authorization and international legal basis. The ministry rejected unilateral sanctions and secondary sanctions targeting third parties, emphasizing that China conducts normal trade cooperation on equal and mutually beneficial terms. The Commerce Ministry spokesperson said China will closely monitor further U.S. actions and reser

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, Ethereum's total open interest across all exchanges increased 5.15% over the past 24 hours to $34.679 billion.

According to CNN citing U.S. officials, the U.S. Department of Defense reported on September 18 that military costs for the Iran war reached $45.1 billion, comprising $43.6 billion as of September 3 plus $1.5 billion in additional fuel expenses. However, the estimate does not include reconstruction costs for damaged military facilities and infrastructure, suggesting actual expenditures are higher. The figure also exceeds the Congressional Budget Office's August estimate of $38 billion.

According to Jin10, on September 19, Guangxi's provincial government issued the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for Financial Industry Development," proposing to advance cross-border RMB usage toward ASEAN member states. The plan seeks to expand RMB usage in cross-border trade, commodity trading, e-commerce, and border commerce, while encouraging enterprises to settle payments in RMB. Key measures include exploring digital yuan applications in cross-border settlements, supporting online border trade R

According to UBS, on September 19, global AI capital expenditure is forecast to reach $998 billion in 2026, nearly double the 2025 level of $506 billion. The sharp upward revision is primarily driven by surging memory prices rather than overall infrastructure expansion. Memory spending is expected to surge from $71 billion in 2025 to $367 billion in 2026, with memory's share of total AI capex rising from 14% to 37%. UBS calculates that approximately 90% of the cumulative $1 trillion increase fro

According to President Zelensky, Ukraine's Security Service (SSU) has successfully developed and deployed a new interceptor drone to counter Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drones. SSU military counterintelligence chief Oleksandr Poklad reported that the new drone has achieved significant results in defending against the Shahed threat and is now operational.

According to Al Jazeera, the son of Gaza Health Ministry General Director Munir Al-Bursh, Bashir Al-Bursh, was killed by Israeli artillery fire today in the Zahra community west of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

According to analyst Cryptollica, XRP's two-week Relative Strength Index reached its lowest reading in 13 years days ago while the asset traded near $1.30. XRP has since rebounded to $1.50, approximately 15% above those lows, suggesting buyers responded aggressively near support levels. The price recovery puts the extreme oversold signal back under market focus as traders monitor whether $1.50 can shift from resistance into support. The XRP Ledger's BatchV11 amendment is targeting Sept. 29 activ

France's Finance Ministry has set its budget deficit targets at 5.4% of GDP for 2026 and 5.0% of GDP for 2027, according to official announcements.

On September 18, Russia's State Duma held its first parliamentary election since launching military operations in Ukraine. The election marks a significant political moment as Russia conducts nationwide legislative voting following the conflict escalation.

According to Syria's state news agency, an explosion occurred on September 18 at a military position in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria, killing 11 personnel from the transitional government's Defense Ministry.

According to Foresight News, MultiversX is investigating a potential issue detected on its mainnet. The team prioritizes protecting users and ensuring the network operates securely and reliably, with further updates expected within 12 hours or once conclusions are reached.

According to CNN, the U.S. military this spring launched an operation to intercept a Chinese vessel in the Middle East after intelligence analysts received a report indicating it was transporting nuclear weapons-related cargo. Armed personnel prepared to board the ship and military aircraft were deployed. However, officials halted the operation immediately before execution after discovering the report was erroneous and AI-generated. The report was prepared by U.S. Special Operations Command anal

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin's BTC/XAU ratio reached 18.55 ounces of gold per Bitcoin on Friday this week, up from approximately 15.3 ounces a month ago. The move pushed the ratio above its 50-week simple moving average, a technical bullish signal. Miller Cole, a research analyst at The Smarter Web Company, noted the development on X platform.

According to CNN, this spring U.S. Special Operations Command nearly launched a military operation after an AI-generated intelligence report claimed a Chinese vessel in the Middle East was transporting nuclear-related cargo. Armed personnel were prepared to board the ship and military aircraft were dispatched, but authorities halted the operation immediately before execution after discovering the report was erroneous. The report was generated using an AI chatbot by an intelligence analyst at U.S

According to ABC and other U.S. media outlets, two gliders collided over New York State on September 18, killing one pilot. New York State Police said one glider landed safely on the ground with its pilot uninjured, while the pilot of the other aircraft died. Investigators found aircraft wreckage in a remote area.

According to Jin10, Michael Marra was elected as the new leader of Scottish Labour on September 19, securing 4,266 votes against rival Joe Fagin's 2,485 votes. Marra stated that leading Scottish Labour is "an honour in my life" and pledged to work toward building a fairer and more equal Scotland.

According to Iranian media, Iran executed a man named Hossein Pedaran today (September 19) on charges of providing intelligence about a military base to Israel's Mossad. The state-run Mizan news agency, affiliated with Iran's judiciary, reported that Pedaran had supplied information about a military facility in Isfahan Province in central Iran to the Israeli intelligence agency in exchange for money.

According to Tom's Hardware, Tera-print sent a cease-and-desist letter to Tesla and SpaceX in May, claiming trademark infringement over the Terafab name. The California-based company has sold Tera-Fab-branded beam pen lithography tools for over a decade, primarily for bioengineering and microfluidic device prototyping, with the U.S. Department of Defense as a client. Tesla, SpaceX, and their AI division counter that the two operations are fundamentally different: Terafab aims to mass-produce sem

According to Bloomberg, France's 2027 budget draft projects public spending at 56.9% of GDP, down from an estimated 57.1% for 2026. The figures reflect the government's fiscal consolidation efforts as part of its medium-term budgetary framework.